Abu Dhabi First Bank announced today, Friday, the appointment of Samih Al Qubaisi as Group Head of Global Markets and Eric Shahade as Group Head of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Development. The bank, which is the largest in the UAE, stated that this comes as part of its efforts to increase focus on growth and expansion. The bank noted that "Al Qubaisi served before joining Abu Dhabi First Bank as the General Manager of Economic Affairs and the General Manager of the Executive Affairs Office at the Department of Economic Development - Abu Dhabi." In a disclosure to the stock exchange, it added that "Shahade served before joining Abu Dhabi First Bank as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the My Money Group in France, and he takes over from Karim El Kawari, who decided to retire."